What Championship clubs might fail this season?

[binman]

Norwich were joint top scorers with Newcastle and Fulham last season, they aren't that negative.

Completely changed their style this summer

[J R Hartley]

Completely changed their style this summer

24 goals in 8 unbeaten pre-season games. Average of 3 per game. Cant be that boring.

[Watcliff]

Completely changed their style this summer

Good point

[Rjk]

Completely changed their style this summer

Really?

[Kris]

Villa just signed a lad from spurs on loan who is meant to be good.

Kane?

[Kris]

Derby, won't get in top 10, your having a laugh mate, I'll take that wager any day of the week! Bookmarked!!

I think they will flop and miss out on the lay offs.

This looks like a very tight division as always.

[Zenith]

Top six (in no particular order):
Fulham, Boro, Derby, Villa, Wolves & a toss up between Cardiff and Sheff Wed

Relegated:
Millwall, Burton, QPR

You can probably argue a case for 14/15 teams to make the top six. It is the strongest Championship I have seen for a long time.

[Carl Dale's Mole]

You're on.

[Sloop_Jon_Bee]

Fulham and Derby will be up among promotion contenders. Barnsley, Millwall, QPR and Burton to struggle. I don't think Boro are going to do as well as the pundits and bookies think. i think Villa will make the play offs. If we get into play offs, I will view it as a successful season.
Spedger

[Pedro de la Rosa]

Top six (in no particular order):
Fulham, Boro, Derby, Villa, Wolves & a toss up between Cardiff and Sheff Wed

Relegated:
Millwall, Burton, QPR

You can probably argue a case for 14/15 teams to make the top six. It is the strongest Championship I have seen for a long time.

Most competitive. There aren't a stand out this year, so everyone is pretty decent. Also, I think we'll be OK but struggle to get playoffs with our injuries. We don't have a big enough squad.

[cardiff55]

The 3 teams who came up last season plus Forest, Wolves, Birmingham, QPR and Ipswich. All should be below us. And Burton.

[Rjk]

Teams I wouldn't be surprised if they ended up 6th or better
Villa
Brentford
Derby
Fulham
Hull
Middlesborough
Norwich
Sheffield Wednesday
Wolves

Teams I would be a little surprised

Cardiff
Leeds
Sheffield united
Sunderland

Teams I would be very surprised
Barnsley
Birmingham
Bolton
Bristol
Burton
Ipswich
Millwall
Forest
Pne
QPR
Reading

[Eric the Half a Bee]

Can you show your working? We have good centre backs, and hopefully Tomlin and Zohore impress but we don't have anyone that can pass the football in midifield. It is a major area of concern for me.

Last season we won more points when Whitts didn't play than when he played. While I'm not suggesting that's down to him, it would appear that having some kind of playmaker in the middle is perhaps not as important as we might think. Lots of energy to get box to box and tackle, giving the ball then to the players that can cause damage might be better than losing one bundle of effort in the middle.

[emjayblue]

As we're just about at the halfway point of the season, I thought I would give our pre season prediction thread a bump! Regardless of our result at Bolton we will go into the second half of the season in second spot and not one of us predicted such a lofty spot. Long long way to go, but an interesting read with some of the predictions panning out thus far whilst other are more than a little wide of the mark!

[Rjk]

Put your money where your mouth is.

I bet you one Curly Wurly they'll finish bottom half of the table.

I had completely forgotten about this.
That curly wurly is looking quite precarious now.

[Chris Pontprennau Blues]

I had completely forgotten about this.
That curly wurly is looking quite precarious now.

Curly Wurly for where the sun dont shine

[Rjk]

Curly Wurly for where the sun dont shine

Wait, what?

I didnt agree to that

[DubaiDai]

I can see Bristol City falling and struggling to remain in the top 6.
Poor team punching well above their weight so far..

[Rjk]

This is the true nailbiting end to the season.

norwich currently in 12th one point above Ipswich and there's a curly wurly riding on it

[Blue Not3s]

Top six (in no particular order):
Fulham, Boro, Derby, Villa, Wolves & a toss up between Cardiff and Sheff Wed

Relegated:
Millwall, Burton, QPR

You can probably argue a case for 14/15 teams to make the top six. It is the strongest Championship I have seen for a long time.

Fair play looks to have the top 6 spot on

[dembethewarrior]

Murphy has scored wherever he has been. Newcastle bought him for £4m the year before.

Sunderland 14 in 110
Ipswich loan 6 in 18 decent..
Celtic 3 in 19 over 3 years..
Ipswich 61 in 199 decent..
Newcastle 5 in 15 decent
Forest 7 in 26

Fair play. What a goal machine.

[dembethewarrior]

I would be amazed if we are anywhere near the automatic places.
Pleasantly surprised, but surprised.

A pleasant surprise then

Stats don't help predictions much then, with Norwich not storming to the top either.

All jokes aside it's not an easy league to call.

[dembethewarrior]

Put your money where your mouth is.

I bet you one Curly Wurly they'll finish bottom half of the table.

So on Sunday we have promotion, play offs, relegation AND a battle between the Norfolk footballing giants to see who will finish top half, all for a curly wurly.

[the other bob wilson]

Top six (in no particular order):
Fulham, Boro, Derby, Villa, Wolves & a toss up between Cardiff and Sheff Wed

Relegated:
Millwall, Burton, QPR

You can probably argue a case for 14/15 teams to make the top six. It is the strongest Championship I have seen for a long time.

What a tremendous prediction for the top six - well done that man !

[kendoddsdadsdogsdead]

I really think we will challenge for autos. Comfortably getting at least the playoffs.

And I'm loving the fact no one seems to agree with me.

You am the bloke